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FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Film 2019-2020: Too Close

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2020-01-17

Take a closer look at the Romanian documentary Too Close / Apropierea directed by Botond Püsök, which was selected for the 17th edition of Ex Oriente Film out of a…

OBITUARY: Czech Director Ivan Passer

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2020-01-13

PRAGUE: Acclaimed Czech director and screenwriter Ivan Passer has passed away at age 86. A leading figure of the Czech New Wave, he escaped from what was then Czechoslovakia to…

dok.incubator Launches Call for Applications

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2020-01-10

PRAGUE: Filmmakers are welcome to apply to dok.incubator, the international workshop supporting directors, producers and editors with their late-stage documentary projects. The deadline for applications is 29 January 2020.

FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform 2020 Announces Selected Projects

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2020-01-10

Here are the projects selected for the 9th edition of East Doc Platform, the largest coproduction, funding and distribution market for Central and Eastern European documentaries, which will take place…

The Painted Bird Sold to Canada

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2020-01-07

PRAGUE: The Czech/Slovak/Ukrainian coproduction The Painted Bird by Václav Marhoul has been sold by Celluloid Dreams to the Canadian distributor Northern Banner Releasing. The Painted Bird is shortlisted by the…

Perinbaba and the Two Worlds by Juraj Jakubisko

PRODUCTION: Juraj Jakubisko in Postproduction with Perinbaba and the Two Worlds: Watch the Trailer

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2019-12-13

PRAGUE: Juraj Jakubisko is currently in postproduction with his new magical family fantasy Perinbaba and the Two Worlds, after more than two years of complicated production. The Czech/Slovak coproduction will…

Goodbye Beautiful by Vladimir Milovanovic

FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Film 2019-2010: Goodbye Beautiful

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-12-13

Take a closer look at the Serbian documentary project Goodbye Beautiful, which was selected for the 17th edition of Ex Oriente Film out of a record number of 107 submitted…

dok.incubator Call For Ambitious Long Docs in Rough Cut Stage

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-12-11

PRAGUE: Editors, directors and producers of ambitious documentaries in rough cut stage are invited to apply to the six-month long workshop dok.incubator till 29 January 2020.

FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Film 2019-2020: Nord Express

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-12-06

Take a closer look at the Latvian/Estonian documentary project Nord Express, which was selected for the 17th edition of Ex Oriente Film out of a record number of 107 submitted…

FNE IDF DocBloc: Double Win for East Silver Caravan Doc

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-11-29

The Russian doc How Big is the Galaxy has picked up awards in Italy and France.

CEE Animation Forum 2020 Opens Call for Animation Projects

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-11-27

LIBEREC: The CEE Animation Forum, which takes place 5 – 8 May 2020, is accepting applications for animation projects through 10 January.

Alice in Mother's Land by Zhanna Agalakova and Tatjana Božić

FNE IDF DocBloc: IDF at IDFA

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-11-22

Twelve East Silver Films will be promoted at IDFA.

Czech Republic Approves Additional Funding for Film Incentives

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-11-20

PRAGUE: The Czech government approved 500 m CZK / 19.5 m EUR in additional funding for production incentives. The increase brings the total amount of funding in 2019 to 1.3…

The Wind. A Documentary Thriller by Michal Bielawski

FNE IDF DocBloc: Top Ten East Silver Market Films

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-11-15

JIHLAVA: Poland proved popular with viewers at the East Silver Market in Jihlava.

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month, Kino Metro 70, Prostějov, Czech Republic

Iulia Blaga Czech Republic 2019-11-13

This month we speak with Barbora Kucsa Prágerová, the manager and programmer of Kino Metro 70 in Prostějov, Czech Republic.

FNE IDF DocBloc: Applications Due for East Doc Platform

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-11-08

Today, 8 November 2019, is the last day to apply for East Doc Platform.

FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Romania Takes Between the Seas Best Film Award

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-10-29

JIHLAVA: The 23rd Ji.hlava IDFF, which concludes on 29 October 2019, handed out a plethora of prizes at its award ceremony on 28 October. Romanian documentary Teach directed by Alex…

FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Jihlava Confronts Festival Coverage of CEE Films

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-10-28

JIHLAVA: Marek Hovorka, director of the Ji.hlava IDFF, which is wrapping up its 23rd edition on 29 October 2019, presented a panel of festival directors with statistics revealing the weak…

FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: CEE Producers Seek Austrian Partners

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-10-28

JIHLAVA: Austrian producer Gabriele Kranzelbinder, recipient of the first APA (Czech Producers Association) World Excellence Award presented at the 23rd Ji.hlava IDFF, which runs through 29 October 2019, found herself…

Czech PPF Group to Buy CME

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-10-28

PRAGUE: PPF Group, a company whose majority share is held by the wealthiest man in the Czech Republic, has entered into an agreement to acquire Central European Media Enterprises (CME),…